Health Practitioners' Intervention Program; revisions, changes name. (HB2407)
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Description
Health Practitioners' Intervention Program; revisions. Changes the name of the Health Practitioners' Intervention Program to the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program. Also, clarifies that the purpose of the Program is to monitor impaired health professionals, rather than to intervene or treat them. The bill also ensures that the Director of the Department of Health Professions has primary responsibility for establishing the requirements for the Program, and that the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program Committee (currently the Intervention Program Committee) will only assist the Director in implementing the Program. Amends § 2.2-3705.5 (“Exclusions to application of chapter; health and social services records.”), § 2.2-3711 (“Closed meetings authorized for certain limited purposes.”), § 2.2-4002 (“Exemptions from chapter generally.”), § 54.1-113 (“Regulatory boards to adjust fees; certain transfer of moneys collected on behalf of health regulatory boards prohibited.”), § 54.1-2400 (“General powers and duties of health regulatory boards.”), § 54.1-2400.2 (“Confidentiality of information obtained during an investigation or disciplinary proceeding; penalty.”), § 54.1-2505 (“Powers and duties of Director of Department.”), § 54.1-2515 (“Definitions.”), § 54.1-2516 (“Program established; practitioner participation; disciplinary action stayed under certain conditions.”), § 54.1-2517 (“Health Practitioners\u2019 Monitoring Program Committee; certain meetings, decisions to be excepted from the Freedom of Information Act; confidentiality of records; immunity from liability.”), § 54.1-2523 (“Confidentiality of data; disclosure of information; discretionary authority of Director.”), § 54.1-2709.4 (“Further reporting requirements.”), § 8.01-581.13 (“Civil immunity for certain health professionals and health profession students serving as members of certain entities.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
